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ScienceNASA and Katalyst cancel SWIFT rescue mission after spacecraft suffers orbital failures

A mission to save NASA’s aging SWIFT observatory was canceled on Wednesday after the spacecraft sent to raise the telescope’s orbit developed irreparable technical problems in space, Katalyst Space, which owns the rescue craft, said.

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NASA and Katalyst cancel SWIFT rescue mission after spacecraft suffers orbital failures
NASA and Katalyst cancel SWIFT rescue mission after spacecraft suffers orbital failuresScience